Runnered wagon



AFens. 2,1926. 1,511,880

W. E. YOUNG RUNNERED WAGON l Filed May 22, 1923 Patented Feb. A2, 1926.

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RUNNERED WAGON.

` Application nea May 22, ieee. semi No. 640,729.

To all whom LL/may concern.' f f Be it known that I, TWinnen E. YOUNG, a citizen of the United States, residing at Gordon, in the county of Sheridan and State oi' Nebraska, Ahave invented certain new and uset'ul Improvements in Runnered lVagonar ot which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a vehicle, and the main object ot theinvention is to provide a farmers wagon used for the transportation of hay, straw, corn stalks and the like, which is adapted to travel equally well on hard or sott ground. In other words, the wagon is provided both with wheels and sled runners, whichI makes it possible to transport a heavy load easily over hard roads as well as soft meadows. Accordingly this wagon would nevorbe stuck in Jthe mud or in marshes.

Another object-'of the invention is to build the Viioor of the wagon practically direct upon the wheel axles, thereby -makingthe wagon floor very low in order to facilitate the loading. For this reason,Y the wagon wheels project above the floor and the front wheels do not turn beneath thesan'le as is usual' with vehicles of this character. rlhis has also the advantage that the wheels may be made larger than on ordinary wagons.

Another object ot the invention is toA construct the wagon with fixed front and rea-r axles instead ot having the front axle turning on a king pin. The axle arms of the iront axle are therefore mounted in the manner of automobile axles, that is to say, with journal bearings at the ends of the axle for the axle arms, the latter being connecte-d to the pole or tongue so as to' t-urn with the latter in horizontal direction.

ln the accompanying drawings one embodiment of the invention is illustrated; und- Figure 1 is a top plan view ot' the wagon with the floor removed:

Figure 2 is a central longitudinal section thereof;

Figure 3 is a side elevation of the wagon with racks.

Referring particularly to the drawings, the wagon comprises a trame formed oi side beams .1.5, to which are rigidly secured as by bolts or the like, the rear axletree 16 and the front axletree 17. As clearly shown the axles are placed on top of the longitudinal side beams 15, and in order to mount the floor 18 level with the top of the axles, lilling' boards 19 of the same height as the axles are inserted between the beams 15 on the under side of the floor 18 along the entire length ot' the latter. A suitable sii/,e for the floor is ten feet wide and twenty feet long. Between the axletree 17 and the side beams 15 is preferably provided a pair ot iron braces 111 suitably bolted or riveted to the axle and the beams, as best seen in Figure 1.

The under side of each beam 15 is slightly curved or tapered towards each end from its greatest depth near the middle of the wagon. The under side of each beam is provided with a steel or iron shoe 2O forming the runners for the vehicle. By tapering the runners towards each end thereof, when the wheels are detached and the vehicle sliding along on the runners, it will be easy to turn the same around on snow or ice, as it will turn practically on two points under the runners instead of on the entire length thereof.

The rear axletree is formed with spindles for carrying the rear wheels 21 in the ordinary manner while the front axletree 17 has short spindles pivoted in suitable bearings 23 on journals 24 in the man- The bearings 23 fixed ner oit automobile axles. preferably consist ot a pair of flat bands or plates running the entire length of the axletree 17, at top and bottom thereof, see Figures 1 and 2. These axle arms or spindles have forwardly directed stubs 25 connected by means of links 26 to the wagon pole 27 which is journaled in the usual manner, as at 28, to the front axle 17. lVhen the team turns, the front wheels 29 will then be compelled to turn substantially they same angle in the horizontal plane as the pole 27.

The wagon wheels are preferably set-in a short distance from the side edges of the licor 18, as indicated in Figure 1,7and over each wheel is secured a hood 30 and 31 respectively= The hoods 30 for the rear wheels are considerably narrower than the hoods for the front wheels, this greater width ot the front hoods permitting the horizontal turning of the wheels under the same. These hoods 30 and 3l are secured on top oit' the ioor 18, as best seen in Figure 2.

At the front end of the floor is permanently secured a dash board and a gate 32 braced to the floor as at 33, and along the edges of the floorv are furnished staples 84 adapted to receive the lower ends of the rauhs lfi used lor l'urnrine' stoel@ surh :is hogs or sheep, while these ruelis muy le replzaeed by side hour-ds l'or the transportntion et loose materiel such als eorn or the like. in the lloor le nre secured n number ot staples 3l' in which muy be fastened means 'for holding :i rope -ll to be used Vlor securing n loud.

.llt will nou' he evident thut the Wagon will he uble to eurry lends ot :i considerable weight over any liind et ground, es the wheels 2l und 29 eunnot possibliv sinh down Terr deep in sol't or mudd)7 ground :1s the runners il) will immediately Luke the weight ell the wheels, und, beingl over twenty; teet in length, it evident that the loud is distributed over considerable uren ot ground instead ot the eompurutirely short und nurrou sur'l'nee ot the wheel tires.

lli the vehicle is used on snow covered ground entirely, it :in easy mutter to de tuch the wheels troni the vehiele, :is thev` .in this euse, are lound to be unnecessary. l`he tupering` oit the ruime will, in that euse, tneilitute the turninil olY the Vehicle lWhether running on iee or snow.

lt luis been itound that this hind et' Vehiele is ot greetV use tor lmulineI lfeed to large numhers et cattle on a rnneh, und it is simi lnrly useful to haul hogs and sheep from the rnnehes to the term, particularly as the vehiele is very room)v und the enttle do not hure to be crowded und will not be het ns the reeks ure used on the sides permitting the circulation et' nir. rlhe enttle muy be still :further protected from the hot rays of the sun by stretchingI eunrus over the reeks.

On :recount ot the Very lou" position ot the wuglon lloor over the ground, the vehicle is also suitable l'or hurresring corn, und it will be rery easy lo throw the eorn right on the l'loor et the vehicle. The lutter will hold as niueh as one hundred bushels ol eorn without any racks or sidebars.

It is prnetieally impossible to upset the vehicle on ueeount o'l' its great width und little height above the ground.

L suitable size ttor both the :l'rout und ren r wheels about thirtyv inehes diameter und the Wheels nuiy he mode ot steel :uid here :L tour ineh tire. rllhe miles ure preferably made ot onli, und the rein' axles provided with u skein enrrying the axle arm, while the vtrent uxle has similar skeins constituting the bearings for the hinged mile arms or spindles.

Hoving thus deserihed the invention, what is claimed es new is:

A rehiele Comprising u platform, liront and rein` exletrees rigidlgT seeured directly to the under side ot the platform, runners ripjdljyY seenred to the under sides ot' the zaxletrees :1nd erltei'iding` the full length of the platform, Wheels on the nxletrees :idjueent und ut the outer sides of the runners, the trend surteees ot the wheels projeetinI below the trend surl-uees of the runners, and liller pieces inserted between the runners und the plntt'orm und extending longitudilnllly ot the runners with their ends abutting the axles whereby to furnish n lirni support i'or the plattform through the entire length of the same.

In testimony whereotI l ellis: my signature.

WILBER n. YOUNG. [L 5.] 

